Victorian Virtual Specialist Consults (VVSC) is an alternative to specialist clinic referrals. This statewide service offers timely specialist expertise for complex patients in the community.
Victorian Virtual Specialist Consults (VVSC) is an alternative to outpatient referrals. VVSC can support complex patients in the community to strengthen continuity of care and help ease pressure on specialist clinic departments across Victoria.
Available for all Victorians, the VVSC service is supported by the Department of Health and delivered by Northern Health.
Specialist consults available through VVSC
VVSC offers the following consult types:
- Case Conferences that involve the referring clinician, a VVSC specialist, and an additional healthcare provider
- Co-consults that involve the referring clinician, patient, and VVSC specialist.
- Direct Patient Consults that involve the patient and VVSC specialist only (availability varies by specialty).
If you believe your patient might be suited for VVSC, book a consult.
Services and clinics available through VVSC
VVSC offers consults in the following services:
- Cardiology
- Continence
- Dermatology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- General medicine
- Geriatrics (Aged Care)
- Haematology (Clinical Haematology)
- Infectious Diseases
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Ophthalmology
- Palliative care
- Psychiatry
- Respiratory
- Rheumatology
- Wound
Contact VVSC
Contact Northern Health for enquiries and assistance with VVSC.
Email vvsc@nh.org.au